Yesterday evening I had a terrifying episode and I don't know what it was.
It started off as pressure behind my left eye, which after about an hour made my vision blurry and I had an awful tension headache.
My neck then began to feel like it was swelling or as if someone was lightly strangling me.
I tried to walk it off, but when I started walking both of my hands started going numb, and then both of my cheeks started getting pins and needles.
I was overcome with a wave of intense dizziness and sudden and severe exhaustion, I could only go and lie down.... I woke up 12 hours later.
When the first symptoms started I assumed it was from working at the computer (often getting eye strain, headaches and neck pain but this was definitely more intense) and they came on slowly at first. But the second set of symptoms happened very quickly and suddenly.
I was on my own (thankfully kids were at their dads) but if someone had been with me I'm sure they'd have called an ambulance.
I woke up feeling sort of like hungover but otherwise fine, with a bit of a lingering headache. I phoned the GP who completely brushed me off as if I'd made it all up and wouldn't see me as I was ok now, but its left me very shaken up and scared in case it happens again, especially if I have the kids.
Any one have any ideas what it could be?
I'm heavily considering a private GP appointment with full bloods because it's scared me so much and my own GP isn't taking me seriously. I was fully convinced at the time I was having a stroke but if I woke up fine and have been working away at my job etc today I'm assuming it can't be anything as serious as that?